DAW Selection

[thisispaulbrown]

Hi,
My Ideal Digital Audio Workstation Would Be Cubase 5 or Pro Tools 9. My Primary Choice would be Pro Tools 9. However after hunting through various online forums i haven't found any convincing evidence that Pro Tools will run successfully on Windows 7. I'm recording on a budget, therefore i can't afford to buy an apple mac computer, so windows is my only choice there.

I haven't purchased my laptop yet, so i'm looking to buy a laptop which will support Pro Tools 9, or if that is not possible Cubase 5.

I'm going to using the Tascam US-1800 as my audio interface

And a Seagate 1TB External Harddrive for extra space to save sessions etc. This laptop will be used solely for recording, so i'd like to have a high RAM, at least enough to support either program and run efficiently.

Does anyone recommend any laptop for the task?

I'd like to record full rock band demos with midi capabilities if possible on Pro Tools 9.

Thanks

 

[rimisrandma]

Hi,
My Ideal Digital Audio Workstation Would Be Cubase 5 or Pro Tools 9. My Primary Choice would be Pro Tools 9. However after hunting through various online forums i haven't found any convincing evidence that Pro Tools will run successfully on Windows 7. I'm recording on a budget, therefore i can't afford to buy an apple mac computer, so windows is my only choice there.

I haven't purchased my laptop yet, so i'm looking to buy a laptop which will support Pro Tools 9, or if that is not possible Cubase 5.

I'm going to using the Tascam US-1800 as my audio interface

And a Seagate 1TB External Harddrive for extra space to save sessions etc. This laptop will be used solely for recording, so i'd like to have a high RAM, at least enough to support either program and run efficiently.

Does anyone recommend any laptop for the task?

I'd like to record full rock band demos with midi capabilities if possible on Pro Tools 9.

Thanks

I am building my first computer set-up. I bought several DVD's to have a look at the more popular. Cubase, Sonar, Logic PT's, and garageband. What I found is that most of them take a really long time to learn and were pretty complicated and that does not include setting the whole system up with interface, other plug-ins, driver's etc. The only one I liked was Garageband, but I will probably go with full blown Logic so I am working with a program slightly above "intro". If I were to go PC, I liked the looks of a program called Mixcraft which is garageband for PC or also Fruity Loops. There is also a program called Sony Acid that looked fairly simple. For me, the big surprise is that I was looking for a simple program that was pretty good quality that I could learn my way through. If there was a class in my area where I could learn a program, I may go Sonar, but to set everything up and actually eventually be able to feel my way through is a different story. I know how to read a book and learn, but holy sh*t, Pro Tools as a first program didn't seem like it would happen. It is a program for Pro's, not amateur so much, and again, my opinion.

 

[RAMI]

You should look into REAPER,

 

[thisispaulbrown]

'Pro Tools as a first program didn't seem like it would happen. It is a program for Pro's, not amateur so much, and again, my opinion.'

Forgot to clarify, i've used various DAWs in different studio environments, such as Logic, Cubase etc but i've never set up my own, so i'm sure i could 'handle' Pro Tools and become familiar with it over time.

'You should look into REAPER,'

I've heard excellent reports about Reaper, i may go and check it out. Thanks!